Aircraft

42-32048 Queen

Type

B-17G-35-BO (Boeing)

Names

Queen

Assigned to the 483rd

14 March 1944

Transferred

{'date': '1944-03-31', 'text': 'transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola'}

Sources

Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

• 17 January 1944Delivered Cheyenne
• 20 January 1944Billings
• 4 February 1944Amarillo
• 4 February 1944MacDill
• 9 March 1944Morrison
• 14 March 1944slated 96BG, but Assigned 840BS/483BG Tortorella
• 31 March 1944transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola
• Missing in Action Moravska Ostrova, Czech. 2/8/44 with Jim Weiler, Navigator: Bob Embry, Bombardier: Frank Sulkey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lonnie Bumgardner, Radio Operator: John Martin, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Wagoner, Waist gunner: John Adair, Waist gunner: Loren Byam,Tail gunner: George Dalcanale (9 Killed in Action)
• (cp-Irving Thompson (POW – recorded as wia in hospital, but no further details)
• enemy aircraft, crashed Wiseham
• Missing Air Crew Report 8098. QUEEN

Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.

Reports filed by other units

• MACR 8098 · 2nd BG 20th BS, Amendola, 29 Aug 1944 Privoser (Moravska Ostrava); 42-32048 · National Archives

Photographs and loss sheets

• B-17 42-32048 B-17 G 35 BO 'Queen' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-32048 B-17 G 35 BO 'Queen' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-32048 B-17 G 35 BO 'Queen' · view at 15thaf.org
• American Air Museum · view at American Air Museum in Britain
• 20th Bomb Squadron · view at American Air Museum in Britain

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